Review Questions for the Mid-Term Exam (9th March 2015) I. Review questions for short-answer questions 1. Briefly characterize the following terms: a. Hexagram-The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams.[2] [3] A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo)‚ where each line is either Yang (an unbroken‚ or solid line)‚ or Yin (broken‚ an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up‚ so the lowest line is considered line
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Classical Athens and Han China: How Great Were the Differences Classical Athens and Han China were different due to their forms of government‚ the relationship between the individual and the state‚ their views on man and nature and their background information. Within the background information of both Athens and Han China there are very evident differences between the two. The first document shows the maps of both the empires side by side. The Han Empire is much bigger than the Athens city-state
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CONFUCIANISM ORIGIN: * Founder: Confucius * A Chinese teacher‚ editor‚ politician‚ and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. * The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality‚ correctness of social relationships‚ justice and sincerity. * Confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics‚ but modern scholars are cautious of attributing specific
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The Chinese people have three main traditions in their history- Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Buddhism. I am going to be talking about Confucianism and Taoism. Both of these date back to the Sixth Century B.C. The traditional founder of Taoism is Confucius and Laozi. On top of many other things Confucius was a very influential speaker. Throughout time‚ his teachings‚ and preaching developed into a religion. He spoke to a wide variety of people.<br><br>Daoist tend to look back to Laozi as their founder
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necessary for peace within society. Confucius thought that human nature is morally neutral‚ and it is peoples ’ choices in their later lives that determine if they are good or bad (1). Two of Confucius ’s students‚ Mencius and Xunzi‚ argued about whether humans are born good or evil. Mencius believed that humans are inevitably good (1). If one is bad‚ or “lacks a mind that knows right and wrong‚” one would not even be considered human (1). Xunzi ’s ideas were more similar to Legalists‚ who thought that
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positive role models from the past. People can always better themselves through learning and servicing others. It makes sense that a man who believes these principles would quote such a simplistic‚ yet profound statement (Axia College‚ 2008). Mencius -“With proper nourishment and care‚ everything grows‚ whereas without proper nourishment and care‚ everything decay” o I chose this
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conduct. The Confucian’s believed the key to orderly social life was gentlemen. Confucius believed they were rulers. He wasn’t very well known when he came to his death. It was his followers that spread his ideas‚ Mencius‚ (390?-305? BC) and there was Xunzi (mid 200s BC). Mencius believed that you were to be born good and he stressed the need to preserve "the natural compassion of the heart" that makes people human. He also emphasized the past as an ideal age and a model for examining present
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Philosophy 312: Oriental Philosophy Main Concepts of Confucianism Abstract: The main concepts of Confucianism are discussed. IV. Main Concepts of Confucianism: the twin concepts of jen and li are often said to constitute the basis of Confucianism. A. Jen (wren): human heartedness; goodness; benevolence‚ man-to-man-ness; what makes man distinctively human (that which gives human beings their humanity). 1. The virtue of virtues; Confucius said he never really saw it full expressed.
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have introduced geometry into Greece after traveling in Egypt. Together with Anaximander and Anaximenes‚ Thales formed the Milesian school of philosophy. Mencius Mencius was a famous Chinese philosopher‚ born in the state of Zou. He was controversially considered the most popular Confucian‚ after Confucius himself. The philosophy of Mencius is distinguished by idealism and the declaration that the nature of man is basically good. Plutarch
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Is Man Naturally Evil Hsün Tzu says that man’s nature is naturally evil. Hsün Tzu wrote Man’s Nature is Evil in the year 300 BCE. Tzu thought that man’s nature is naturally evil and needs to be taught by a teacher to overcome this. He Mencius has not completely understood what man’s nature really is. Tzu also believes that if a man lacks something in himself that they go to look for whatever they lack in someone else. The last thing he talks about is how to differentiate between good and evil. Hsün
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